My People are Innovative: A Story About African American Inventors

Thompson-Gray, Tasha

ISBN 10: 1735731447 / ISBN 13: 9781735731445

Verlag: P A Reading Press, 2021

In. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ria9781735731445_new

Inhaltsangabe:

Did you know that potato chips, cell phones, and the hairbrush were all created by African American inventors? Kareem did not realize these intriguing Black facts until his homework assignment became an evening of learning. Join Kareem and his younger sister, Karen, as their parents teach them about African American men and women who invented many of the things we use in our lives every day.

The story is written from the perspective of a child which makes it easy for young readers to relate to the characters.
Boys and girls ages 7-10 will enjoy this story and the vivid illustrations highlighting a part of history that isn’t well known. This realistic historical fiction book is perfect to use as a read-aloud. Families will enjoy reading this book together and learning about the African American innovators. Teachers can easily incorporate this book into lessons about Black culture and STEM.

This picture book would make the perfect gift for boys and girls interested in science, technology, engineering, and math. It will help inspire them to learn more about the career possibilities related to these fields.

Search for the companion coloring/activity book, My People are Innovative: A Coloring & Activity Book About African American Inventors, that will allow your child to have fun while learning.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Dr. Tasha Thompson-Gray is a children's book author and educator. Her debut book, The ABCs of Covid-19 was created to help parents and teachers have age-appropriate conversations about Covid-19. When she is not working with children, she enjoys traveling and spending time with family and friends. She was called a bookworm as a child because she took books with her everywhere. Her goal is to get children to love reading.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: My People are Innovative: A Story About ...
Verlag: P A Reading Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
Einband: Softcover
Illustrator: Rogers Carter, Stephanie
Zustand: New